Band or cord tie.



No. 656,937. Patented Aug. 28, I900.

E. C. BURNETT. BAND 0B CORD TIE. (Application. filed June 7, 1900.

(No Model.)

llivrTnn STATES PATENT @rricn.

EDWARD C. BURNETT, OF CARMIOHAELS, PENNSYLVANIA.

BAND OR coRD TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 656,937, dated August 28, 1900.. Application filed June 7, 1900. s en it; 9,453. on model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD O. BURNETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Carmichaels, in the county of Greene and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Band or Cord Tie, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to fastening devices for the opposite ends of bands or cords, and is especially designed to provide an improved fodder-binder. It is furthermore designed to provide an improved fastening device which is permanently connected to one end of a cord or band and has means whereby the opposite end of the cord or band may be conveniently secured thereto after ithas been drawn tightly about the object to which the device is ap plied.

Another object is to provide for the convenient detachment of the cord from the fastening device, so that the entire device may be used repeatedly.

lVith these and other objects in view the present'in vention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts,-as will be hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanyin g drawings,and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention. In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the present device employed as a fodder-binder. Fig. 2 is a detail view of the device. Figs. 3 and at are detail views illustrating successive steps in the engagement of the free end of the cord with the fastening device. Fig. 5 is a detail view ofa modified form of the fastening device. Fig. 6 is an edge elevation of Fig. 4.

Corresponding parts are designated bylike characters of reference.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the into substantially-elliptical shape. The op-.

posite end portions 2 and 3 overlap each other for the greater part of one longitudinal side of the ring, the extremity 4 of the outer end portion being bent abruptly outward to form a guide lip or projection, which is disposed in a plane at an angle to that of the ring.

The opposite projecting end of the wire is bentgrad ually outward in the same direction as the lipor projection, asindicated at 5. A

. flexible band or cord 6 has one end fastened, by a knot 7 or otherwise, to the ring and op- .free end of the cord may be drawn as through a pulley to tightly embrace the bundle of fodder. Then the free end of the cord is passed between the inner projecting portion of the ring and the body of the latter, thence looped transversely outward across the inner side of the projection, thence transversely in ward across the outer side of the overlapped portions of the ring, and finally looped transversely outward across the inner side of the opposite projection 4, when thecord is given a quick hard' pull to draw the looped or wrapped portions thereof tightly upon the overlapped portions of the ring, as indicated in Fig. 4c, in which position the cord is connected to the ring, so that the former may be drawn more tightly upon the bundle, but is held against a reverse motion, which would loosen the cord upon the bundle.

As indicated in Fig. 6, the overlapped por tions of the ring form jaws which are engaged by the looped portions of the cord, and the tension upon the latter draws said jaws together, so as to bind upon the cord and thereby prevent the latter from slipping. The purpose of bending the overlapped ends of the ring is to facilitate the engagement of the'cord therewith; but the end portions need not be bent, as indicated in the modification shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings. However, in the latter form both ends must be projected beyond the adjacent ends of the longitudinal axis of the ring in order that the cord may be engaged therewith, while in the other form only one end may be projected, while the opposite end may terminate short of the adjacent end of the major axis and be bent outwardly to permit of the cord being looped around said end. By reference to Fig. 3 of the drawings it will be evident that but two motions are required to loop the cord upon the oppositelydirected projections, while but one motion is required to disengage the cord from the outer projection 4,when the cord is free and will immediately loosen upon the bundle.

What is claimed is 1. A device of the class described, comprisin g a split ring, having substantially-parallel overlapped end portions, extending in opposite directions and projecting beyond the outer'margin thereof, and a flexible cord or band secured to the ring opposite the overlapped portions thereof.

2. A device of the class described, comprisin g a split ring, having substantially-parallel overlapped end portions, which project in opposite directions beyond the margin thereof, and a flexible cord or band, having one end connected to the body of the ring, adapting the opposite free end of the cord to be looped transversely across the inner side of the inner project-ing end, thence transversely inward across the overlapped portions of the ring, and finally looped transversely outward across the inner side of the opposite projecting end portion.

3. A device of the class described, comprising an elongated or elliptical ring, formed from a single length of stiff spring-wire, the opposite end portions thereof being substantially parallel and overlapped for one longitudinal side of the ring, and projected in opposite directions beyond the latter, and a flexible cord or band secured to the ring at a point opposite the overlapped portions thereof.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

EDVARD C. BURNETT.

Vitnesses;

W. EnMoN NICKESON, F. 0. DAILY. 

